Nswift@aol.com writes: >Do we have an impossible dream? Yes! An occassional appplication of teak oil will preserve your wood just fine. For those evenings where you lite the fire (you do have a fireplace?) a warm wooly scatterug wii keep you r tootsys cozy. The other good habit is to kick of the deck shoes befrore you enter the cabin. George of Scaramouche, wannabe trawler.

adagio@our.net.au writes: > >> Lexan (polycarbonate) is great stuff (although expensive). It has >MUCH higher >> impact resistance I have to replace side windows (tintesd) on my sailboat. Important is that holes (countersunk) have to be drilled without cracking. What is the best material anyone has ever tried for this? Windowas are oval about 4 ft by 1.2. Any suggestions?

Our local marine store now sells bottles of :"Battery Equaliser" (not cheap). It is supposed to reverse or prevent sulfating. This product has been used by some list members . I am somewhat confused from the instructions which state to add 1 oz per cell every five years but also implies to add the stuff when the battery is new. What have experienced list members that use the stuff been doing? Add when new or add after a few years? And what were the results. I just spent $250 on two new size 27 INTERSTATE marine deep cycle batteries and want to do the best thing. Thanks in advance for your good advise, George of Scaramouche in Lake Ontario

rgano@mantech-pc.com writes: >This old saw has been going around forever, and I, for one, don't >give it >much credence. Who talked to the dead men to find out what happened >when >they fell over the side? Don't know how much credence to give to this but anecdotally a large number of drowned men supposedly had their fly undone. (Another old wife's tale?) George of Scaramouche

In a message dated 7/6/01 6:37:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fastenuf4me@hotmail.com writes: << 1. Replace the lines with the same hose/tubing arrangement. >> Hi Charlie, I wouldn't use the PVC or any plastic hose in this arrangement. Thats your engine's coolant you are fooling with. I have no scientific facts to back me up. I just wouldn't do it. I like plastic but not in this case. This installation has too much vibration and heat for me and it's a critical system. The original setup lasted 20+ years, why not just replace it? The other alternative is to replace it with the cheap heater hose. Cars run this stuff for decades. Squeeze it each year and replace it when it gets too soft or too hard or every 5 or 10 years which ever is sooner. I like the idea of the shutoffs. I'll put that on my wish list. Al Johnson 34' Marine Trader "Angelina"

rgano@mantech-pc.com writes: >I've had good luck with a big ol' inflatable snake Anyone has an idea where I can get my own? What kind of store carries such things? George of Scaramouche, Canada

mdgoode@bwr.eastlink.ca writes: >So, where do other trawler owners get their weather info? There is a list of local weather forecast phone numbers which gives you - free - a basic local forecast. After the local predictions, you are then invited to call a variety of "900" numbers for specific advice and can talk to a real life weather expert. You will be billed on your regular telephone account for this service. Perhaps that's what they were using. George of Scaramouche1, Toronto, Canada P.s: The (free) Toronto weather number is 416/661-0123. I can get you other Canadian cities' numbers.

A local boating magazine GAM carries an ad for a Swedish Fishermans Anchor which is foldable and claims to hold in any bottom. It is called The Seagrip and now available in North America. Has anyone on the list heard of or had experience with this Anchor? They have an e-mail address: Shernecow2@ yahoo .com George of Scaramouche, Toronto, Canada

rcrogers6@home.com writes: >various products on the market to encapsulate the dry rot and then >put a >paste filler in to areas destroyed by dry rot? > >Does anyone have experience with System Three, West, etc. and can you >recommend a product that is suitable for vertical surfaces - the >pilot >house I had good results with "Git Rod"; for vertical surfaces I drilled holes at steepest possible angle to inject the stuff. Then used West Epoxy made into a paste with sawdust to fill open areas. Did that to my cockpit coming about five years ago. Still holding. Usual disclaimers.... George

klemmons@airmail.net writes: >I've found that sprinkling ammonia around wherever they tend to >congregate chases them off. >-- >__________________ >Keith >For THIS I bought a computer? I've seen a lot less useful info on this list. Anyway will try ammonia next spring when the 11 ducklings that hatched on my boat last year will come back as fully grown Mallards and mates to reclaim their territory... . George of Scaramouche, Lake Ontario, Canada